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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,984 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 111 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Check out the liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 8
Florida 51
Virginia 21
Tennessee 221
Georgia 20
South Carolina 13
Louisiana 21
West Virginia 26
Kentucky 12
Arkansas 24
Alabama 40

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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